Toy building set

Abstract

A toy building set comprising walls ( 1, 2 ) having at least one door opening ( 12, 13 ) which extends from the lower edge ( 15, 16 ) of the walls ( 1, 2, ) and upwards in the position of use of the walls ( 1, 2 ) at a height and with a width corresponding to a door, said toy building set additionally comprising at least one door element ( 10 ) and one window element ( 2, 3 ), said toy building set comprising a door frame ( 11 ) which has a height and a width corresponding to the door opening ( 12, 13 ), said door frame ( 11 ) having coupling means for releasable, fixed mounting of the door frame in the door opening by means of complementary coupling means ( 17, 25 ) located at the wall opening ( 12, 13 ), said door element ( 10 ) having hinge parts ( 26 ) for releasable mounting in complementary hinge parts in the door opening ( 12, 13 ) or the door frame ( 11 ), said toy building set additionally comprising at least one window frame ( 8, 9 ) which has a width and a height corresponding to the width and the height of the door frame ( 11 ), said window frame ( 8, 9 ) having coupling means ( 20, 21 ) for releasable, fixed mounting in the door opening ( 12, 13 ). This provides a high degree of flexibility with respect to the positioning of windows and doors in a toy building, thereby making it easy to build and vary between many different buildings in a rapid manner and with few subcomponents.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A toy building set comprising wall sections ( 1 ,  2 ) having at least one door opening ( 12 ,  13 ) which extends upwards from a lower edge ( 15 ,  16 ) of the wall sections ( 1 ,  2 ) in a position of use from the wall sections ( 1 ,  2 ), said door opening having a height and a width within said wall sections, said toy building set additionally comprising at least one door element ( 10 ) and one window element, wherein the toy building set comprises a door frame ( 11 ) having a height and width which correspond to the height and width of the door opening ( 12 ,  13 ), said door frame ( 11 ) provided with coupling means for releasable, fixed mounting of the door frame in the door opening that are complementary with coupling means ( 17 ,  25 ) provided at the door opening ( 12 ,  13 ), said door element ( 10 ) having hinge parts ( 26 ) enabling releasable connection of the door element to complementary hinge parts provided in the door opening ( 12 ,  13 ) or in the door frame ( 11 ), said toy building set additionally comprising at least one window frame ( 9 ) having a width and a height corresponding to the width and height of the door frame ( 11 ), said window frame ( 9 ) provided with coupling means ( 20 ,  21 ) that are complementary with coupling means provided at the door opening for releasable, fixed mounting thereof in the door opening ( 12 , 13 ). 
     
     
       2. A toy building set according to claim  1 , wherein the window frame ( 8 ,  9 ) is formed by a window element ( 3 ,  6 ) and a termination element ( 5 ), said window element ( 3 ,  6 ) in a position of use having a height which is smaller than the height of the door opening ( 12 ,  13 ), said termination element ( 5 ) being constructed so as to be mountable in the door opening ( 12 ,  13 ) at one side of the window element ( 3 ,  6 ), said termination element ( 5 ) and window element ( 3 ,  6 ) together forming the window frame ( 9 ) and covering the door opening ( 12 ,  13 ). 
     
     
       3. A toy building set according to claim  2 , wherein the termination element ( 5 ) is constructed to be placed below the window element ( 3 ,  6 ) when these are mounted in the door opening ( 12 ,  13 ). 
     
     
       4. A toy building set according to claim  2 , wherein the wall sections ( 1 ,  2 ) additionally have at least one window opening ( 14 ) which is provided with complementary coupling means ( 17 ,  22 ) for releasable mounting of a window element ( 3 ,  6 ) in the window opening ( 14 ), said window opening ( 14 ) in a position of use extending upwards spaced from the lower edge ( 15 ,  16 ) of the wall section and having a height which corresponds to the height of the window element ( 3 ,  6 ). 
     
     
       5. A toy building set according to claim  4 , wherein the window element ( 3 ,  6 ) and the termination element ( 5 ) have mutually complementary coupling means ( 23 ,  24 ) for releasable coupling of the termination element ( 5 ) on the window element ( 3 ,  6 ), said coupling means ( 23 ,  24 ) on the window element ( 3 ,  6 ) being located so as to be accessible for the mounting of the termination element ( 5 ) when the window element ( 3 ,  6 ) is mounted in a window opening ( 14 ). 
     
     
       6. A toy building set according to claim  1 , wherein the coupling means ( 20 ,  21 ) on the door frame ( 11 ) and the window frame ( 8 ,  9 ) are the same. 
     
     
       7. A toy building set according to claim  6 , wherein the coupling means ( 20 ,  21 ) are formed by protruding coupling studs which extend into a plane of the wall section ( 1 ,  2 ) when the door frame ( 11 ) or the window frame ( 8 ,  9 ) is mounted on the wall section ( 1 ,  2 ). 
     
     
       8. A toy building set according to claim  7 , wherein the coupling studs are constructed so as to engage opposed edges on the wall section ( 1 ,  2 ) which defines the door ( 12 ,  13 ) and window ( 14 ) openings. 
     
     
       9. A toy building set according to claims  2 , wherein toy building set comprises both window elements ( 8 ) which are constructed as substantially plane windows, and other window elements ( 9 ) which are constructed as bay windows, and in that the termination element ( 5 ) is constructed as a bay breast. 
     
     
       10. A toy building set according to claim  9 , wherein the termination element ( 5 ) is provided with shelves, drawers or the like on the side facing toward a plane of the wall section ( 1 ,  2 ) when the termination element ( 5 ) is mounted on the wall section ( 1 ,  2 ).